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Why does firefox keeps using ~/.mozilla directory? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by sysadmin@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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Even after all these years firefox keeps using mozilla hidden directory instead of XDG base directories. For how long will this continue?

Watch https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259356 for updates to this request.

~/.mozilla/firefox/ is a mish-mash of data, config, and cache. It's not simple to unravel that. Beyond that, it would be a breaking change, and that requires more caution.

credit: u/yo_99 on Reddit.

original link: https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/vkgk78/why_does_firefox_keeps_using_mozilla_directory/

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[โ€“] Zozano@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reminds me of when Windows made a designated folder for game saves.

And then every dev decided to keep placing saves in the Documents folder or AppData folder

[โ€“] PaigePalisade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Hell of a lot more useful than the 3d objects directory that they added in 10